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The HonorableCarlos Alvarez Mayor ofMiami-Dade County

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## supportingth~.application for antitrust immunity filed

## bYA~erican~:@ Airlines and Japan Airlines. Iam responding on behalfofthe Secretary.
As you may know, the applicants-me,mbers ofthe oneworld Alliance-are seeking antitrust immunity to closely coordinate flights betweenthe United States and Asia. According to 

### the application, the alliance pBrtners plan to launch ajoint venture for transpacific traffic.
The application is administered in apublic docket, which ensures that interested parties have the opportunity to comment. The U.S. Department ofTransportation (DOT) will evaluate the application according to rigorous statutory standards. beginning with a review ofthe record to determine ifit is substantially complete. Decisions on the application are made in consultation with the U.S. Department ofJustice's Antitrust Division following a thorough analysis of competitive factors

...As this matteris now pending, I hope you understand·that Icannot commenton the merits ofthe application. I can assure you, however. that DOTwill give full and fair considerationtothe application as well as any comments filed in the docket.
As is our normal practice. I am placing a copy ofyour letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-20I0-0059 as a contact outside the record in this matter. Iappreciate your interest in this proceeding. Sincerely yours.

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## OFFICE OF THE MAYOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CARlos 

### ALvAREz MAYOR

March 17, 2010

The Honorable Raymond H. LaHood Secretary U.S. Department ofTransportation 1200 New JerseyAve, SE Washington, DC 20590 Docket**DOT-OST-201~** DearMr. Secretary: As Mayor and on behalf of the 2.4 million resldentsof Miami-Dade County, I want to thank you forthe opportunity to express our support for the application for antitrust immunity and proposed joint business agreement filed by American Airlines and Japan Airlines. The proposed alliance between these two airlines Is Vital for to compete. effectively with the Star and SkyTeam alliance. This increased Inter-alllaillnPetitlon will in turn enhance the benefits of the Department's Open Skies policy

- first by solidifying U.S.-Japan Open Skies, then by serving as afoundation for further liberalization across ASia. We encourage the Department Of Transportation to approve this application as itwould enable these oneworld alliance airlines to work ctosely together to deliver highly competitive air transportation 

### service.. Approval for AAIJAL alliance will have a positive impact on air travel by offering customers more service, scheduling and pricing options ·and will help to ensure that customers continue to benefit from having three competitive air alliances to chOose from. One out of every four jobS in our community is supported by Miami International Airport. Additionally, a8 the· hOme of the number 

### two airport In the nation for International passengers, we believe the approval·of this alliance will facilitate travel and trade between the Americas and Asia. This wHi stimulate greater economic growth during these tough economic times.
I urge you to quickly approve this application. Sincerely,

# G~~ carlos Alvarez Mayor

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